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> and companies like Epic are absolutely free to start their own platform. But in practice, are anyone capable of that? It's a winner-takes-it-all, and the win
by matsemann 6y ago
> and companies like Epic are absolutely free to start their own platform.
But in practice, are anyone capable of that? It's a winner-takes-it-all, and the winners are so huge it's virtually impossible for anyone to upset them. You cannot compete on price, features or anything without a hundred billion investment.
- colejohnson66 6y agoBarrier to entry isn’t necessarily part of antitrust. I can’t set up my own toll roads without billions of dollars of investment, but a toll road company isn’t necessarily breaking the law.
- Razengan 6y ago> But in practice, are anyone capable of that? See Samsung and all their proprietary crap on Android, including their own alternative to the Play Store, for one. Epic already have their own store and want to weasel it into iOS, whether the majority of users want it or not. Instead of losing money [0] on this whole mess they could have just made their own phone or handheld by now. [0] https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/05/epic-injuction-fortnite-reinstatement/ https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/05/epic-injuction-fortnite...